Seed-corn tester



P. w. DANIELSON SEED CORN TESTER Filed May 21. 1923 April 1 1924.

Patented Apr. l, 1924.

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PEROY W. DANIELSON, OF RAVINI, SOUTH DAKOTA.

SEED-CORN TESTER.

Application led May 21,

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that Pnnor W. DANInLsoN, citizen of the United States, residing at Ravinia, in the county of Charles Mix and State of South Dakota, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seed-Corn Testers, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in testers, and more particularly to one especially adapted for testing seed corn. One object of my invention is the provision of a tester that may be made of an absorbent cloth material thereby producing a substantially inexpensive tester.

Another object of the invention is the provision of such a tester that is extremely simple of construction and one that may be employed by even those unskilled in the art. A further object is to provide a tester that will occupy less space than similar testers with which I am now familiar, and one that may be rolled, tied up, and stored out of the way. during the process of germination.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a tester that may be hung upon the wall in a convenient place while being filled which greatly adds to the eii'iciency of the tester.

Yet another object of my invention is to provide a tester with pockets for the reception of the seed whereby the same will not become mixed or fall out while being filled.

A still further object is to provide a tester that will absorb water and hold the same during the germination period.

A still further object is to provide a tester that has pockets numbered, or otherwise marked, according to the corresponding ears of corn.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a tester that is large enough to hold five to six bushels of seed corn, or large enough for the average farmer to test his entire amount of seed all at once, the same being still of such a nature that it is comparatively small in size and not cumbersome in any way.

An additional object is to provide a tester that may be manufactured and marketed at a relatively small cost.

lVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same resides in the novel construction of a tester as herein- 1923. Serial No. 640,367.

after described and more particularly delined in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout both of the views, and wherein Figure l is a fragmentary front elevation partly in cross section of my improved tester, and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertically detailed cross section thereof. Y

Referring particularly to the drawing, my tester comprises a strip of fabric 5 of desired dimensions, this material being of a highly absorbent nature, the side edges of which are overturned as at 6 for re-inforcing purposes. Upon the upper end of the strip of material 5 and at opposite corners thereof are loop straps 7 whereby the tester may be hung upon nails, or the' like, for supporting the same while being filled.

Extending transversely of the said strip of material 5 are cross strips 8 of similar material, each of these strips being of double thickness and being stitched to the material backing 5 at the lower edge thereof through the medium of a row of stitching 9. The opposite ends of each of these cross strips 8 engage beneath the overturned edges 6 of the material backing 5 and are secured thereto by rows of stitching. The upper edge of each cross strip 8 overlaps the lower edge of the next adjacent cross strip as more clearly shown in Figure 2, and for providing longitudinal and vertical rows of said pockets these strips are secured to each other, as well as to the backing 5, through the medium of spaced vertical rows of stitches 10. The pockets formed are preferably numbered as shown in Figure l to correspond with numbers placed upon the diferent ears of corn whereby, when the seeds wit-hin the d iferent pockets are tested, it may be easily determined just which of the seed corn is to be used.

The lower end of the backing strip 5 is formed with a transversely extending pocket into which is engaged a roller rod ll whereby, after the seeds have been placed within the different pockets, the tester may be easily rolled up and stored away during the process of germination. For maintaining the tester in its rolled condition the upper end of the backing strip 5 is provided with tie strings 12.

In view of the above description, it will at once be apparent to those skilled in the art that I have provided a highly novel form of seed corn tester, and one that will ill a long felt need; and, although I have herein set forth the most practical embodiment of the invention with which I ain now familiar, it is, nevertheless, to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, whatV I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is Y In a tester of the class described, e backing of absorbent cloth, separate cross strips of absorbent material secured to said cloth and to each other in such a manner as to provide seed corn pockets, and a roller rod at the lower end of the tester whereby the same may be rolled up and stored away during the process of germination.

In testimony whereof l aiiix my signature.

PERCY lV. DANIELSON. 

